Edinburgh’s Christmas market is the best of British

Edinburgh’s Christmas market has been voted as the best of British.

Christmas is no longer a single day in the calendar for us to celebrate, but a full season of events and traditions, from Christmas Light switch-ons and office Christmas parties, to festive themed restaurant menus, television programmes and even fashion trends with Christmas jumpers.

But if you’re feeling more like Ebeneezer Scrooge than Elf, nothing will get you in the festive spirit quite like a trip to the Christmas Markets.

Come November, the joyful Bavarian markets start to pop up across the UK, bringing with them toys, trinkets and treasures to make the perfect gifts for just about everyone, as well as plenty of delicious food and tempting tipples. Christmas Markets in some cities have even taken the festivities a step further, with unique attractions to make them extra special.

In celebration of the UK Christmas markets many Brits flock to in the winter time McCarthy & Stone, leading retirement housebuilder, have surveyed their customers and followers to find which of the most most-Googled Christmas markets came out as the all-time favourite.

Edinburgh’s Christmas markets have topped McCarthy and Stone’s poll

The overall vote breakdown of top destinations is as follows:

Edinburgh – 23.04 per cent

Bath – 15.71 per cent

Birmingham – 15.18 per cent

York – 10.47 per cent

Bristol – 8.90 per cent

Nottingham – 7.85 per cent

Liverpool – 6.28 per cent

Cardiff – 4.71 per cent

Leeds – 4.19 per cent

Exeter – 3.66 per cent

Edinburgh has beaten Bath and Birmingham to the top spot for the UK’s best Christmas market

Edinburgh came out top, and it’s not surprising considering the location offers two markets on George Street and East Princess Street.

George Street Markets offer the traditional Christmas Market shopping experience, with a huge array of festive gifts, decorations, and tasty treats to get you in the festive spirit. East Princess Street features the Bavarian Christmas markets, complete with chalets serving German sausages, Gluhwein and more gift ideas than you can shake a candy stick at.

Bath came second with 16 per cent of the vote and this year, the city went all out. Their Christmas Market has 200 wooden chalets selling all the gifts, food and decorations you can carry. More than 80% of Bath’s chalets are run by businesses from the South West this year, so it’s a great chance to support local business while Christmas shopping.

Third place was given to Birmingham (15 per cent of the vote); perhaps for its huge range of festive decorations, toys, baubles, jewellery, accessories, hats and sweet treats at the many stalls.